Pepe instead of Varane is a disaster imo. We have to be as comfortable as it gets in possession and Varane is a must. I know last clasico Varane wasnt good on the ball at all but that I'll write off as he usually is pretty good on the ball.

Barcelonas tactics will be easy to read ,Pepe and Casemiro will be left alone and others will be tightly marked.

yeah... usually a red card and/or pk. Varane, other than one game, has been stellar in every game he's played against Barca. Most of his issues this season (and Pepe/Ramos) is that Danilo was putrid as his fullback and there was absolutely no midfield help. Our CBs spend a lot of time defending near or in the box = a lot of opportunity for error since you can't recover. It's gotten a lot better under Zidane since our line has pushed up and we defend about 10 meters higher. But even then, the midfield defensive issues are a big problem.

This is the right way to play... both Carlo and Mou coined it. You play tight defensively for the first 65 mins and Barca will tire some no matter what. Then you slowly open up to hit them hard the last 25 mins.

Very dull game. Both teams lacking that final pass. Pepe is doing a great job on Suarez while Ramos nearly got sent off. United couldnt come soon enough

Kroos is missing passes which is very unorthodox of him but Modric and Casemiro are doing a good job of stopping Iniesta and Messi. Carvajal marking Neymar very well and Bale marking Alba. That side also created our best chance. Need to get them on the ball more